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"Sergio Pitol is not only our best active storyteller, he is also the bravest renovator of our literature."—Álvaro Enrigue in Letras Libres "Pitol is probably one of Mexico's most culturally complex and composite writers. He is certainly the strangest, most unfathomable, and eccentric. . . . [His] voice . . . reverberates beyond the margins of his books."—Valeria Luiselli, author of Faces in the Crowd "Reading him, one has the impression . . ....

Named a «Best Untranslated Writer» by Granta Winner of the most prestigious Spanish-language award in the world, the Cervantes Prize (in 2005) Author is a major influence on the contemporary generation of Latin American authors such as Roberto Bolaño, Enrique Vila-Matas, and Valeria Luiselli

„Mefisto valss ja teisi jutte” sisaldab valimiku novelle tema lühijuttude paremikust. Neis lugudes põimuvad ülima loomulikkusega unenäod ja tegelikkus, kujutlused ja tõsielu, lood hargnevad mitmes suunas ja kutsuvad lugeja kaasa igati hämmastavatele geograafilistele, kirjanduslikele ja mõttelistele rännakutele. Kogumiku lõpus on tõlkija Ruth Sepa põhjalik saatesõna autori elust ja loomingust.